Chicago Bulls Land No. 12 Pick in 2025 NBA Draft After Losing Tiebreaker to Mavericks

Forward Matas Buzelis representing his team, The Chicago Bulls, who missed out on the top NBA Draft pick after a coin toss gave the Dallas Mavericks (represented by Rolando Blackman, left) better odds—and the No. 1 selection.
A coin toss might’ve cost the Bulls Cooper Flagg.
Chicago ended the season with the same record as the Dallas Mavericks. But in the pre-lottery tiebreaker, Dallas won the draw. That gave them the 11th-best odds for the No. 1 pick. The Bulls? Just behind, at 12th